June 1 marks significant historical moments. From Genghis Khan's capture of Peking in 1215 to the birth of Marilyn Monroe and ...

This summer, South Florida PBS is redefining what it means to experience history. Beginning May 22, the region's largest ...

Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon ...

Napoleon Bonaparte's quote, “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in,” is about the balance between careful thinking and decisive action.

The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has announced a summer of programming themed around the 250th anniversary of the ...

Two large events at the regional libraries of the Jefferson Parish Library system will host kickoff festivities to announce the 2026 Summer Reading Program. Both events are free of charge and open to ...

To create this list, the Guardian polled more than 170 authors, critics and academics around the world to rank their all-time ...

"National politics is virtually on hold, frozen, paralysed, until we learn the result in the early hours of June 19. No ...

Find out everything you need to know about visiting Elba, a stunning Italian island that's part of the Tuscan Archipelago ...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 23, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state ...

In December 1801, Napoleon sent 20,000 French soldiers to Saint-Domingue with one brutal objective: restore slavery in France ...

OP-ED. The American scholar traces the legal and intellectual history of abolitionism in France, showing how the question of ...